In Light of the Recent Tragedy: Understanding Mental Illness. Dr. Jacob Freedman, MD  

Yashar Koach to Reb Usher, Coach Menachem, and Rebetzin Rosenfeld of Kanfei Faige for putting this together… May we grow from this tragedy and see tremendous yeshuos!

I don't know what the tragedy is but I am sorry that people are so confused. We have to lose ourself to find it. We have to go through the darkness to see the light. My whole life was mental illness. I was suicidal most of my life. Daily, I fought being here. I chose to live because there has to be a reason for me. I only believe because of God is real this has to be true. I will fight to live through darkness. Even if I am wrong, then I didn't loose anything. So, I learned the light. The light is here. We see it in our image (our opposite) and that restores balance. We all are out of balance with our God given skin. We have to learn to accept the darkness and go through it. See it and don't be afraid of it. God is real. For sure He is real because now I am on the other side. I believe in the Jew. The Jew is me. That is what I see now. I see Him in my image. I am balanced. No more anxiety. No more drugs. I am at peace with myself even though I am not Jewish.

What was the tragedy